Aston Martin is suing a Swiss car dealer that it says withheld customer payments for its $3 million Valkyrie sports car, the luxury carmaker said on Tuesday. 
 
The London-listed company has also ended its commercial agreement with the dealer, Nebula Project AG, saying it would now take customer deposits directly for special vehicles, such as the Valkyrie rather than involve a third party. 
 
Aston Martin is also ending agreements with AF Cars AG, which runs the British carmaker's St&nbsp;Gallen dealership in Switzerland and is led by Nebula board members, saying that some cars were sold in breach of dealership agreements. 
 
Nebula and one of its board members, Andreas Baenziger, did not respond immediately to emailed requests for comment. Florian Kamelger, another board member, said in an email that Nebula would release a statement later on Tuesday. 
 
"Both Aston Martin and its customers have been impacted by Nebula Project AG and its board members' behaviour," Aston Martin said in a statement. 
 
A source close to Aston Martin said the case will be filed in a Swiss court on Tuesday, though neither the source nor the company disclosed the size of damages being sought. 
 
Aston Martin's statement said it could face a 15 million pound ($21 million) hit to its 2021 results because of the alleged withheld payments but added that it was on course to meet financial expectations for the year. 
 
Shares in the FTSE 250 company were down 1.9% at 1897.5 pence by 0747 GMT. 
 
The Valkyrie is a limited-edition supercar that utilises Formula One technology and sells for about $3 million, though the company hasn't listed an official price. First deliveries are on track for the second half of this year, the company said. 
 
Aston Martin said it would work to ensure affected customers receive their Valkyrie cars as scheduled despite the company not having received all of their money.

Aston Martin is suing a Swiss car dealer that it says withheld customer payments for its $3 million Valkyrie sports car, the luxury carmaker said on Tuesday. The London-listed company has also ended its commercial agreement with the dealer, Nebula Project AG, saying it would now take customer deposits directly for special vehicles, such as the Valkyrie rather than involve a third party.

Aston Martin is suing a Swiss car dealer that it says withheld customer payments for its $3 million Valkyrie sports car, the luxury carmaker said on Tuesday. The London-listed company has also ended its commercial agreement with the dealer, Nebula Project AG, saying it would now take customer deposits directly for special vehicles, such as the Valkyrie rather than involve a third party. Aston Martin is also ending agreements with AF Cars AG, which runs the British carmaker's St Gallen dealership in Switzerland and is led by Nebula board members, saying that some cars were sold in breach of dealership agreements. Nebula and one of its board members, Andreas Baenziger, did not respond immediately to emailed requests for comment. Florian Kamelger, another board member, said in an email that Nebula would release a statement later on Tuesday. "Both Aston Martin and its customers have been impacted by Nebula Project AG and its board members' behaviour," Aston Martin said in a statement. A source close to Aston Martin said the case will be filed in a Swiss court on Tuesday, though neither the source nor the company disclosed the size of damages being sought. Aston Martin's statement said it could face a 15 million pound ($21 million) hit to its 2021 results because of the alleged withheld payments but added that it was on course to meet financial expectations for the year. Shares in the FTSE 250 company were down 1.9% at 1897.5 pence by 0747 GMT. The Valkyrie is a limited-edition supercar that utilises Formula One technology and sells for about $3 million, though the company hasn't listed an official price. First deliveries are on track for the second half of this year, the company said. Aston Martin said it would work to ensure affected customers receive their Valkyrie cars as scheduled despite the company not having received all of their money.

Aston Martin sues Swiss dealer over Valkyrie sports car payments

A new trend of drug dealers has worried the authorities in Hong Kong. According to these authorities, the dealers are soaking wood with liquefied methamphetamine to smuggle the banned substance into the city.

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This trend came into light after HK police seized more than $21.9 million worth of illegal narcotics hidden inside soft-drink bottles, during a raid on a factory in Fanling.

On Thursday, Superintendent Alan Chung said that the new method was revealed after police arrested two men and seized 3 kg of wood suspected to have been soaked with liquefied meth, also known as crystal meth. The officers also confiscated 600 grams of cocaine while arresting the men.&nbsp;

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“We believe overseas drug dealers use a chemical method to soak Ice (meth) into wood, and then make furniture to be shipped into Hong Kong,” Chung said.

Superintendent also added that the dealers broke the furniture into pieces and extracted the drug from the wood.

“It is the new and innovative method to conceal the drug,” Chung said.

“We don’t rule out the possibility it was an experiment by drug dealers to see whether such a drug-trafficking method could work,” he said. 
“We will exchange information and liaise with other law enforcement agencies over such tactics,” he added.&nbsp;

A new trend of drug dealers has worried the authorities in Hong Kong. According to these authorities, the dealers are soaking wood with liquefied methamphetamine to smuggle the banned substance into the city.

A new trend of drug dealers has worried the authorities in Hong Kong. According to these authorities, the dealers are soaking wood with liquefied methamphetamine to smuggle the banned substance into the city. Also read: 'Brutus': Chinese official explains hurt over Australia's COVID-19 probe This trend came into light after HK police seized more than $21.9 million worth of illegal narcotics hidden inside soft-drink bottles, during a raid on a factory in Fanling. On Thursday, Superintendent Alan Chung said that the new method was revealed after police arrested two men and seized 3 kg of wood suspected to have been soaked with liquefied meth, also known as crystal meth. The officers also confiscated 600 grams of cocaine while arresting the men. Also read: In tit-for-tat move, US imposes fresh restrictions on Chinese diplomats “We believe overseas drug dealers use a chemical method to soak Ice (meth) into wood, and then make furniture to be shipped into Hong Kong,” Chung said. Superintendent also added that the dealers broke the furniture into pieces and extracted the drug from the wood. “It is the new and innovative method to conceal the drug,” Chung said. “We don’t rule out the possibility it was an experiment by drug dealers to see whether such a drug-trafficking method could work,” he said. “We will exchange information and liaise with other law enforcement agencies over such tactics,” he added.

'Wood' you believe that? Hong Kong police decode drug dealers' new tactic to smuggle meth

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